A parameter identifiability and estimation study in Yesilirmak River

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Tarih

2009

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Yayıncı

Iwa Publishing

Erişim Hakkı

info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Özet

Water quality models have relatively large number of parameters, which need to be estimated against observed data through a non-trivial task that is associated with substantial difficulties. This work involves a systematic model calibration and validation study for river water quality. The model considered was composed of dynamic mass balances for eleven pollution constituents, stemming from QUAL2E water quality model by considering a river segment as a series of continuous stirred-tank reactors (CSTRs). Parameter identifiability was analyzed from the perspective of sensitivity measure and collinearity index, which indicated that 8 parameters would fall within the identifiability range. The model parameters were then estimated by an integration based optimization algorithm coupled with sequential quadratic programming. Dynamic field data consisting of major pollutant concentrations were collected from sampling stations along Yesilirmak River around the city of Amasya in Turkey, and compared with model predictions. The calibrated model responses were in good agreement with the observed river water quality data, and this indicated that the suggested procedure provided an effective means for reliable estimation of model parameters and dynamic simulation for river streams.

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Anahtar Kelimeler

collinearity index, dynamic simulation, identifiability analysis, parameter estimation, river water quality modeling

Kaynak

Water Science and Technology

WoS Q Değeri

Q3

Scopus Q Değeri

Q2

Cilt

59

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3

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